Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	good_a	holy_a	spirit_n	3,941	5	4.8416	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43797	Epistola ad anglos Being an introduction out of a larger treatise into the mysteries of true Christian religion, by Oliver Hill, exise for the law and the Gospel at Lisbon in Portugal.	Hill, Oliver, Agent.	1689 (1689)	Wing H2004B; ESTC R218917	40,934	60

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almighty_a the_o spiraculum_fw-la vitæ_fw-la which_o he_o breathe_v at_o first_o into_o the_o first_o man_n nostril_n gen._n 2.7_o and_o be_v the_o lamp_n of_o the_o lord_n prov._n 20._o 27._o can_v reform_v mankind_n again_o to_o god_n image_n in_o knowledge_n or_o give_v he_o that_o breath_n of_o life_n which_o his_o fall_n bereave_v he_o of_o the_o text_n say_v nischmah_o chajim_a that_o be_v to_o say_v breath_n of_o life_n because_o when_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o live_v of_o a_o threefold_a life_n to_o wit_n divine_a natural_a and_o that_o which_o he_o have_v common_a with_o the_o beast_n from_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o from_o the_o star_n now_o what_o can_v that_o breath_n of_o god_n be_v but_o his_o holy_a spirit_n who_o be_v the_o good_a gift_n of_o god_n luke_n 11.13_o with_o matth._n 7_o 11._o which_o he_o bestow_v on_o mankind_n to_o guide_v he_o into_o all_o truth_n john_n 16.13_o and_o to_o teach_v he_o all_o thing_n chap._n 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